After Electric State, Netflixs upcoming sci-fi action flick starring Stranger Things Millie Bobby Brown and Avengers: Endgames Chris Pratt, the Russo Bros. are coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Endgame was supposed to be a launchpad for the directing duo to shift into more non-franchise film fare, but that vibe has now obviously changed. In an interview alongside Joe Russo and screenwriter Steven McFeely with Empire, Anthony Russo explained, Endgame was the end, and it took a little time for us to begin to think about it as something other than an end. Their slate post-Endgame featured streaming releases Cherry (with Tom Holland) and The Grey Man (with Chris Evans), which eventually led them back to Marvel for the next two Avengers moviestheatrical-release, critic-proof blockbusters. He continued, Were very close with [Marvels] Kevin [Feige] and Lou [DEsposito] and the entire Marvel team and weve had conversations through the years. Weve talked about a lot of ideas, Anthony Russo said about stepping in to take up the space after the planned Kang versus the Avengers arc fell apart. About the timing, he explained, Really what happened was, we ended up stumbling upon an idea that activated all of us. The idea occurred as prospective Avengers: The Kang Dynasty director Destin Daniel Cretton shifted gears to focus on other Marvel projects, such as the highly anticipated Wonder Man and Sonys upcoming Spider-Man sequel film with Tom Holland. He also has Naruto, for Lionsgate, on his list of upcoming films.The idea the Russos had to change the expected upcoming phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was revealed to fans with Robert Downey Jr. at last years San Diego Comic-Con. You couldnt see it coming until it came, and once it came it was like, Well, thats a story we need to tell. Former Iron Man portrayer Downey will be back as a Doctor Doom variant with the face of one Tony Starkat least, thats our theory unless hes mask-on the whole time. Imagine the enemy having the face of the (likely) anchor being the Avengers lost when Iron-Man sacrificed himself to save the universe.There were ideas that we were trying to wrap our heads around that preceded this one, and we just never found the story, Joe Russo added. I remember calling Steve and said, Hey, crazy idea. What do you think if we all go back and do Secret Wars? He said the Captain America: Civil War co-writer responded Fuck no. Absolutely not. And then you hung up. But after giving it some time, McFeelywho thought they were done with Avengers team-ups after Infinity War and Endgame hit them back up with, All right, I have an idea.Avengers: Doomsday is slated to open May 1, 2026 and Avengers: Secret Wars will follow on May 7, 2027. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.

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A bookshelf is a multi-functional block that's used far more in the mid-late game of Minecraft. However, even if you're building your first base, you still need to know how to make one so you can take full advantage of its purposes. To see how to make a bookshelf in Minecraft, keep reading the guide below.Making a Bookshelf in MinecraftThere are two primary ingredients in the crafting recipe for the bookshelf. One of the resources needed is extremely common, while the other will take some time to add to your inventory.At a crafting table, place six wood planks of any kind across the top and bottom rows.In the middle row of the table, place three regular books to complete the bookshelf recipe.The crafting recipe for a bookshelf in MinecraftObviously, the most difficult aspect of the bookshelf recipe is the books required. Wood planks can be crafted within the first two minutes of Minecraft, but the books are a different story.Continue Reading at GameSpot

The Steam Deck is one of the best handheld gaming consoles that has come out in recent years. Besides supporting many popular titles, the Steam Deck can also be a desktop PC. However, even though the Steam Deck is packed with features, there are times when those features may prove to be a nuisance.

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Roselia, the thorn Pokmon from Hoenn, can be found in the wild in Pokmon Go. Yes, Roselia can be shiny in Pokmon Go!Roserade is actually a really good grass- and poison-type attacker, so its worth grabbing a powerful one if you can. If you already have a shiny Roselia (or any of its family members), its likely from a previous Roselia Community Day event that happened in February 2021.What is the shiny rate for Roselia in Pokmon Go?As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via Wayback Machine), the shiny rate for Pokmon on a regular day is approximately one in 500. Roselia is not a confirmed Pokmon that gets a permaboost (meaning that its a rare spawn and thus gets a boosted shiny rate).What can I do to attract more shiny Pokmon?Not much, unfortunately. It appears to be random chance. Shiny Pokmon catch rates are set by developer Niantic, and they are typically only boosted during special events like Community Days or Safari Zones, or in Legendary Raids. There are no consumable items that boost shiny Pokmon rates.Where can I find a list of available shiny Pokmon?LeekDuck keeps a list of currently available shiny Pokmon. Its a helpful visual guide that illustrates what all of the existing shiny Pokmon look like.For more tips, check out Polygons Pokmon Go guides.

The deadline is nearly here: Unless the Supreme Court steps in to save it, TikTok will be legally banned in the United States on Jan. 19. If you're one of the 170 million Americans who use TikTok every day, you might be a bit upset by the situation. Here's the good news: Even if the U.S. bans TikTok in this country, that won't stop you from being able to access it. Sure, it might make it much more difficult to access, but with a little preparation, you'll be able to keep scrolling on Jan. 19 as you had the day beforeat least, for a while.Why is the U.S. trying to ban TikTok?We've broken the situation down in our explainer here, but here's a brief summary. The U.S. has long had concerns about TikTok, going back to the first Trump Administration. The issue is largely based around national security: TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese-based company, that must comply with Chinese law. As such, there are concerns that ByteDance could hand the Chinese government data on the platform's millions of American users, as well as manipulate the infamously addictively algorithm to control what content Americans specifically see.It's not necessarily the app itself that Congress and the President are focused on: It's the Chinese government. That's why the "ban" is only part of the law President Biden signed back in April. The language gave ByteDance nine months to find an American-based buyer for TikTok in the U.S. If it had, ByteDance could have divested its stake in TikTok, and the app could have continued to without interruption. The company decided not to do that, however, insisting TikTok (and its proprietary algorithm) was not for sale. So, here we are.Regardless of your opinion on the matter, if the Supreme Court doesn't interfere, the ban is happening. What you can control, however, is your ability to access TikTok in a post-ban American. Here's how:Make sure you have TikTok on your phoneIf the ban does indeed go through, it seems very likely companies like Apple and Google will remove TikTok from their app stores in the U.S. When that happens, the app will no longer be available to download through official channels: If you try to search for TikTok on the iOS App Store or Google Play Store, you'll probably just find a bunch of similar social media apps, or apps built for TikToknot TikTok itself. That's not surprising: It wouldn't be much of a ban if the government couldn't force companies to remove apps from their marketplaces. However, while the forces at be can ensure apps like TikTok are barred from app stores, they can't actually remove apps from your device itself. If you already have TikTok on your iPhone or Android device, it's staying thereuntil you delete it yourself.If you already have TikTok on your phone, great. If not, and you want to make sure you can keep using the app after Jan. 19, download it now. Here are some links to various marketplaces to get you started:iOS App Store (also available on iPadOS, iMessage, and visionOS)Google Play StoreAmazon AppstoreMicrosoft StoreSideload TikTok (Android only)If you forget to download the app before the takes effect, don't worry: You can still download it, at least on Android. Unlike iOS (in the United States, anyway), Android allows you to sideload apps, or, in other words, install apps from unofficial sources. This has long been a perk of Android over iOS, and although Apple has opened up sideloading for users in the EU, it remains Android-only for most of the world. As such, if you really wanted to, you could download the latest version of TikTok to your Android device even if it is no longer available on the Play Store. You'll want to be careful here, though: Sideloading offers few protections that the app you're installing is legit. That's why it's always better to go through official channels when possible. Google doesn't always catch the malicious apps, but it does find a lot of them. Going rogue, you run certain risks, especially since the world will know that Android users in the U.S. are looking for unofficial TikTok downloads. If you do go down this path, use APKMirror rather than a cursory Google search. The site is trusted, and is a popular destination for sideloading. Just make sure to download TikTok itself, and not one of the other variations of the app that you might see in a search.Get a VPNWhile no one can take TikTok off your phone, they can break it. Again, it's not clear exactly what's going to happen if the ban goes into effect, but one strong possibility is ByteDance will simply block network access to the app for users in the U.S. After the 19th, you may open TikTok, but instead of a login screen or your FYP, you'll be greeted by a message informing you why TikTok is banned in your country. (Perhaps we'll see something cheeky about the First Amendment in the "Land of the Free.")That'll be enough for many (if not most), who will then continue on to American-based short form videos apps, but not you: Instead, you will be able to keep using TikTok, as if there was never a ban at all, because you will have installed a VPN on your device.A VPN (virtual private network) lets you access parts of the internet your country or government wouldn't otherwise permit. It works by encrypting your connection and routing it through servers outside your country. If the U.S. doesn't allow connections to TikTok, for example, a VPN could make it look like you're accessing the internet from, say, Portugal. You can watch TikTok in Portugal without issue, so if TikTok's servers think you're in the westernmost country in Europe, it'll connect you. Ban avoided.There are a ton of VPNs out there to choose from, but you don't need to get fancy (or even spend any money) to access TikTok post-ban. All you need is a VPN that actively routes your traffic to a country that hasn't banned the app, as well as a service that will route traffic within appsnot just within your web browser. Otherwise, you'll only be able to access TikTok in your browser. While that's fine on something like a Mac, accessing TikTok through the app is a much better experience, and one most of us likely want to use anyway. As such, it's worth prioritizing with your VPN.Proton VPN, for example, has a great free tier, and should work within the TikTok app on both iOS and Android. I just tested it on Tubi, which blocked me from using it: Proton VPN routed my traffic through Amsterdam, a country Tubi doesn't support, and since Tubi thinks I'm trying to access it from Amsterdam, no Tubi for me. The opposite, then, should be the case when trying to access TikTok in the U.S. Don't use the app foreverI know I just said that TikTok's app is the best way to experience the platform, but if the U.S. does ban TikTok next week, you really shouldn't use it forever. Here's the deal: TikTok is staying on your iPhone or Android if you installed it already. But if the developers are no longer supporting the app in the U.S., that means there will be no new features added for your app, nor any fixes for bugs that may appear. So, you might encounter some weird glitches or crashes the longer you use the app following the ban, and you won't see any of the changes that TikTok makes to the app in supported parts of the world. But that's not my concern here. If the only issue was an unstable TikTok experience, well, whatever. But, eventually, the app becomes a security liability. Just as TikTok developers won't be able to push new features or bug fixes for the app, they also won't be able to patch any security vulnerabilities they discover down the line. And there will be security vulnerabilities down the line: That's just an inevitability of software. Eventually, flaws will appear that TikTok will patch for the app in countries it supports, but because it'll be cut off from the U.S., you won't see those updates. Instead, you'll use an app with a growing list of security flaws that bad actors will exploit for their own gain. It probably won't happen overnight, but after some time, the app becomes a real risk to keep on your deviceespecially when malicious users know that a country as large as the United States has people using an app without security patches.Ironically, in banning the app for national security reasons, the U.S. government will have turned it into a security risk of a different making. But will you want to keep using TikTok anyway?The major question in a world in which the U.S. successfully bans TikTok is this: Will you actually want to keep using the app? Sure, at first, everything will likely seem the same, but as the app gets buggier and less secure, the experience will undoubtedly lose its luster. But it goes beyond that, too. American creators are likely not going to bother posting to an app that is banned in their country, and will switch full-time to other established platforms like Instagram and YouTube. As more and more creators leave, you'll see less of the content you're used to engaging withcontent you could find on apps that aren't banned. Must of the rest of the world will still be posting to TikTok, of course, but it will be interesting to see if any ripple effects come out of this potential ban. Will the loss of hundreds of millions of users inspire creators outside the U.S. to focus on platforms Americans can use? If so, will TikTok start to lose even more content? There are simply too many unknowns at this point. For all we know, the Supreme Court is going to save TikTok, and this entire post will be full of useless advice. However, there's a very real chance this ban does go through, and, with it, a likely seismic shift in the future of short-form video. If you do follow the advice here, you'll at least get a front row seat to TikTok's futurewhatever it may be.

At a time when Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have shown that the whims of one person can upend an entire social network, Mastodons CEO and creator, Eugen Rochko, is heading the opposite direction. In a blog post published today, the Mastodon team announced its intention to let a new nonprofit organization take over the company. In other words, Rochko is voluntarily handing over the reins to the service he founded almost a decade ago.The company took some actions towards forming a US-based non-profit itself a year ago, and that entity will continue to exist as a "fundraising hub." However, the company as a whole will continue to headquarter its operations overseas. "We are taking the time to select the appropriate jurisdiction and structure in Europe," the company wrote, "Then we will determine which other (subsidiary) legal structures are needed to support operations and sustainability." Mastodon says the restructuring will take place within the next six months.Rochko has made his stance against Musk clear. He told Musk to get off the internet two years ago. He has also called the recent Meta moderation changes deeply troubling. While Mastodon has not been as obvious a player in terms of raw user numbers as, say, Threads or Bluesky in the post-X restructuring of social media, Mastodon might still find the most moral path forward.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/mastodon-will-soon-be-owned-by-a-nonprofit-entity-170009789.html?src=rss

Unsurprisingly, a scheme which involved developing tools to steal API keys and access Microsoft servers without permission isnt faring well in a Virginia court.